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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Bodies

Article R5215-2

When the decree or act referred to in article R. 5215-1 is issued within a period of one year before the general renewal of the municipal councils, the seats shall not be reallocated before this renew…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 5: Transfers of property, rights and obligations

Article R5215-20

Under no circumstances shall the assistance of the community's technical services give rise to remuneration on the part of the municipalities concerned.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Financial and accounting provisions

Article D5217-2

The budget runs from 1 January to 31 December.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Financial and accounting provisions

Article D5217-21

…ropolitan authority may neutralise the depreciation allowance for public buildings, less the amount of the annual write-back of equipment subsidies received to finance these facilities, and the deprec…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: INTERREGIONAL AGREEMENT (R)

Article R5611-2

If the agreement relates to powers exercised by the regions, pursuant to article L. 4211-1, the acceptance of the legal entities on whose behalf each region acts is required. The acceptance of local a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE V: COMMUNITY ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICES

Article D6252-2

The President of the Territorial Council may delegate to one or more permanent civil servants of the local authority the functions he performs as a civil registrar for the receipt of declarations of b…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Financial and accounting provisions

Article D5217-20

…an authority depreciates its fixed assets, including those made available or assigned:1° Intangible;2° Tangible, with the exception of road networks and installations for which depreciation is optiona…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article R5711-2

The chapters and articles of the budget of a public-private association covered by article L. 5711-1 are defined by the decree mentioned in article R. 2311-1. The budget is voted in accordance with th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Joint associations of local authorities, groups of local authorities and other legal entities governed by public law

Article D5843-2

I. - The articles R. 5721-1 and R. 5721-2 are applicable in French Polynesia subject to the adaptations provided for in II and III.II. - For the application of Article R. 5721-1, the words: "of the Ge…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article R5421-2

The interdepartmental institutions are administered by a board composed of members elected from among their members by the departmental councils of the associated departments. The departmental council…

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